Toyota Voltz- Joint Venture Of Toyota And General Motors

Project and design of Toyota Voltz was created jointly by Toyota and General Motors, designing and testing took over the company Toyota. The car was produced at the joint venture of Toyota and General Motors, located in the United States. Model Toyota Voltz - this is a high family vehicle along with 5-door station wagon, which is manufactured by «NUMMI» - a joint venture of Toyota and General Motors, in the period from 2002 to 2004. The first wagon was introduced in August 2002. The plant, which assembles Toyota Voltz, located in California, USA.

Interior

For this reason, Voltz imported style concept is a reasonable combination of elements of a sports wagon, minivan and SUV. Thanks to its broad proportions Voltz belongs to large vehicles. But the length of this car almost falls into the class of compact cars, almost reaching for 4.3 meters. At the height of the Voltz is on a par with the car Toyota Nadia. The interior design is far from conservatism and captivating innovative solutions revolutionary character. Auto is quite likely to appeal to todays youth. The interior design of Toyota Voltz is present athletic style.

The interior trim and dashboard designers were used chrome elements. In the most expensive configuration steering wheel and shift knob are made of leather. Gearshift lever, regardless of whether it is manual or automatic, is located almost on the dashboard that will provide additional legroom. The armrest between the front seats is a lot of space because the gear shift was put to the dashboard. Near the handle PPC located 115-volt power supply.

Engine

It has two types of engines, both in volume of 1.8 liters: 1ZZ-FE, which is installed on versions with front or all-wheel drive and 2ZZ-GE output of 190 hp the system VVTL-i, complete with 6-speed manual transmission. In the US, this model is manufactured under the name Pontiac Vibe. Toyota Voltz offers two engine options. Powertrain 1ZZ-FE volume of 1.87 liter capacity 135 hp front - wheel drive configuration and at 125 hp while all-wheel drive. This motor is often used in mark Toyota. The second option to install the engine - 2ZZ-GE volume of 1.8 liters, equipped with variable valve timing type VVTL-i, capacity of 190 hp same powerplant used in models such as the Celica and Will VS.

Exterior design

The basic concept of exterior design of this model is the harmonious combination of elements of sports wagon, minivan and SUV. Car Toyota Voltz built on the same platform as the Toyota Corolla. Wheelbase station wagon is 2600 mm, length - 4365 mm, width - 1775 mm and 1605 mm. Minimum ground clearance 170-180 mm higher than conventional cars, which is typical for models such as Toyota RAV-4, Nissan X-Trail and Honda CR-V, but the wheels, are used road type.